My Oracle (Win32) Installation Experience

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My Oracle Experence1
With 20yrs computer experience, degree in Math & CompSci and years using RDBMSs(Db2, SqlServer, Informix), MCSD cert , and a solid capable WinXp machine recently started trying to use Oracle… It isn’t doing well, and I’ll be happy to follow any suggested paths to a successful Oracle(Win32) installations... So here’s where I am… (all directly from Oracle Database Software Downloads)
Starting with Oracle Database 10g(win32) Release 2 (cause its used on a AIX box at work) all downloaded well. With more than adequately resourced computer( Dual core, 4G mem, +++) and after reading install prereqs, I tried a all vanilla default installation…
Successfully, till first startup of EM Database Control ->
Error: java.lang.Exception Exception in sending Request null ->
Hmm.. Spent 2 week there! Could do very minor sql plus stuff( barely past logon) but surely a crippled installation! Googled and searched here to never to find adequate or resolving resolution – so, well, since 10g isn’t the most current release( and one suggested resolution was to patch 10.2.0.4) – On to 11g and to get out of the bad
out-a-the box 10g experience… ( If anyone wants’ to suggest a how to complete a successful 10g - feel free…install)
So, on to 11g, - successful install – Em starts – “Certificate Error!” ->continuing,
Can login! Seam to be able to look around a bit – Status Up, instance, host, listener – ok!
On to Manage accounts
1.     Log in to Database Control.
2.     Click Schema.
3.     In the Users and Privileges section of the Schema page, click Users.
Oops - Scheme OK – Where’s Users and privileges section?
Hmm-> it sure doesn’t work like the Doc says!
Cant even get to Users and Privlages… and
I’m getting nowhere fast! Horrible OutOfThe Box experience with Oracle!
(and I’m not a novice computer or dbms user/installer)!
Stalled, stuck, not even close to doing what a dbms is supposed to do yet!
So, Help, Help here – How do I turn this horriable outabox around?
My simple goal – I have a perfect simple SQl2005 database and app running on SQL2005 datasource and want to put it on Oracle(Win32) datasource… (and yes I know and work with Oracle datasources from AIX boxes every day and am familiar with the Oracle SQL pecurlaritaries (ref cursors, sqlpluss, sql developer, crippled command line interfases… and such)
And actually, another purpose is to apply the best possible use of Oracle Tools for Visual isual Studio.
But first I have to get Oracle installed!
Directions Please?
3/30/2008
R Lewis MCSD
[email protected]

Answer 1

emctl unsecure dbconcole, using httP:.... - Certificate error - Gone!
Thanks Again!
DataBAse orcl: Up, host, istener all OK
All looks acceptable (a few policy violations but OOK) - can stop and start!
aND PROCEDING... NOW..
Problem #1... (Directly from the Doc)
5.2 Logging in to Enterprise Manager Database Control
Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control provides a Web-based user interface that you can use to monitor, administer, and maintain an Oracle database, including Automatic Storage Management.
To log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control:
Open your Web browser and enter the following URL
Log in to the database using the user name SYSTEM and connect as SYSDBA. Enterprise Manager displays the Database Home page.
Use the password that you specified for the SYSTEM account during the installation.
*** Well OK, Right here, this doesnt work!
Logon: system, as sysdba -> and get username and/or password are invalid!
Oops, Whats wrong! Tried some of the other users(sys,sysman,..) combinations and i can get in
with sys(as sysdba). Why isnt the doucmantated user (system as sysddba) wotking!
Sysman and a couple other combinations work too - but not like the doc says...
Do i have a problem here!
Anyway, logedin as sys(As sysdba) proceding to
Problem #2. (from the Doc)
5.7.2.2 Using Enterprise Manager Database Control to Unlock and Change Passwords
To unlock and reset user account passwords with Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control:
Log in to Database Control.
See Also: "Logging in to Enterprise Manager Database Control"
Click Schema.
In the Users and Privileges section of the Schema page, click Users.
Enterprise Manager displays a table containing all database accounts. The Account Status column indicates whether the account is locked and whether the password is expired.
Select the user account you want to modify, then click Edit.
Use the General page of the Users property sheet to change the password and lock or unlock the selected account. Click Help for additional information.
*** OK, Clicked Scheme! (Goes to scheme ok)
Looking everywhere - What section "Users and Privileges" - Where? Its not on the pag i get!
I see, Database Objects, Programs, Change Management, MAterialized Views, XML Database, Workspace Management,...
And i am om the Database Instance: orcl - Schema Page!
Oh boy!
Not loged in as the Doc says i'm supposed to be...
No Users and privileges like the doc indicates...
Where do i go from here?
Like the saying goes, When your up to you bottom in alligators its hard to remembe you just wanted to drain a little swamp...
(I just want to see the usuers, unloac/loac and change some passwords)
What am i doin wrong, where did i get off track?
Where's the Users and Privilages like i'm supposed to be seeing?